HONG KONG: CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI), Power Assets Holdings Limited (PAH) and CK Asset Holdings Limited (CKA) said on Wednesday they have agreed to sell their entire stake in UK Power Networks Holdings Limited (UKPN) to a subsidiary of French energy group Engie S.A. The three Hong Kong-listed companies announced that on Feb. 25,…
European Green Transition to acquire established business in the UK and Ireland
LONDON: European Green Transition plc (AIM: EGT) announces that in line with its strategy set out at IPO, EGT has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire an established, EBITDA profitable onshore wind turbine operating, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring business in the UK and Ireland. The O&M Business is being acquired from the…
Verdane-backed BidCo to buy UK fintech investor Augmentum for £185.7 mln
LONDON: Augmentum Fintech Plc said on Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by Frontier Bidco Limited, a newly formed company controlled by Verdane Fund Manager AB, in a cash deal valuing the London-listed fintech investor at about £185.7 million. Under the terms of the deal, Augmentum shareholders will receive 111 pence per share, representing…
UK property software firm essensys agrees £11.3 mln takeover
LONDON – essensys plc, a AIM-listed provider of software and technology to the flexible workspace sector, has agreed to a recommended £11.3 million cash takeover by essensys Bidco Limited, a newly formed company backed by its founder and non-executive director Mark Furness, the companies said on Tuesday. Shareholders in the London-based firm will be entitled…
Aussie Broadband to acquire Nexgen in $44 mln deal to boost SME reach
SYDNEY – Aussie Broadband Ltd (ASX: ABB) said on Monday it will acquire Nexgen Investment Group Pty Ltd for $44.1 million in cash, strengthening its small and medium enterprise (SME) offering with advanced business communication solutions. The deal, which includes an earn-out of up to $5.9 million tied to Nexgen’s FY26–FY27 EBITDA targets, is expected…
Novacyt to acquire Southern Cross Diagnostics for AUD $8.5 million
MANCHESTER: Novacyt S.A. has conditionally agreed to acquire, via its wholly owned subsidiary, Novacyt Holdings UK Limited, the entire issued share capital of Southern Cross Diagnostics Pty Ltd, a profitable distributor of diagnostic and life science products, for an initial cash consideration of AUD$8.5m (equivalent to approximately £4.4m or €5.1m). SCD is based in Sydney, Australia…
Smarter Web Company acquires Bristol-based Squarebird Agency for £1.69 million
LONDON: The Smarter Web Company (LSE: SWC) on 20 February 2026 acquired Squarebird Agency Ltd, a profitable Bristol-based web design and digital marketing agency, for a total net consideration of £1,690,000. The consideration will be satisfied through a combination of newly issued equity and cash, comprising £675,000 to be paid through the issue of 1,682,033…
IMCD to acquire Willows Ingredients to strengthen food & nutrition offering in Ireland and UK
ROTTERDAM: IMCD N.V. has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Willows Ingredients Group Limited (Willows Ingredients), a distributor of ingredients serving the food and nutrition sector with expertise in health, sports and animal nutrition. The company predominantly serves customers across Ireland and the UK. Willows Ingredients, headquartered in Ireland, will bring…
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc agrees to merge with BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
LONDON: The Board of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc has agreed a proposed combination with BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (BRSC). The Combination will bring together two similar investment companies with significant portfolio overlap and create a company with net assets of approximately £780 million (the “Enlarged BRSC”), delivering greater scale, liquidity and cost efficiencies. The Enlarged…
Recharge Metals to acquire Sunset Well gold project in Western Australia
SYDNEY: Recharge Metals Ltd (ASX: REC) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% ownership of the Sunset Well Gold Project in the Leonora district of Western Australia, the company announced Thursday. The acquisition includes the Prospero Deposit, which hosts a shallow Inferred Mineral Resource of 2.87 million tonnes at 1.0 g/t gold for…
NYAB signs contract for data center project in Mikkeli, Finland
HELSINKI – NYAB Finland Oy has signed a project management contract with Compute Nordic Finland Oy for the development of a large‑scale data center in Mikkeli, Finland. The planning and design phase of the assignment will commence immediately, during which the project’s construction schedule will be finalized. If construction work is commissioned, earthworks are expected…
SGH, Steel Dynamics sweeten offer for BlueScope to $11 billion, say it’s ‘best and final’
SYDNEY — Australian conglomerate SGH Ltd and US-based Steel Dynamics Inc have lifted their joint bid for BlueScope Steel Ltd to A$15 billion (US$11 billion), in what they describe as their “best and final” offer for the Australian steelmaker. The revised non-binding indicative offer values BlueScope at A$32.35 per share, up from an earlier proposal…